How to Use height in a Sentence

height

noun
  • What's the height of the building?
  • These bushes grow to heights of up to five feet.
  • We were measured for height and weight.
  • I was surprised by his height.
  • The ride has a height requirement. You have to be four feet tall to ride.
  • The land reaches a height of 600 feet above sea level.
  • The sector was a popular safe haven for traders during the height of the pandemic.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023
  • All five Incarnate Word starters measured at least 5 feet 10 in height.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Zara also has a large selection of burgundy boots in various styles and heel heights at an affordable price.
    Jane Hanson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Officials even took their height and weight measurements to be as accurate as possible.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Their slender and lightweight simple structures impress by enabling a robot to jump 10 times its height.
    IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Celebs like Jennifer Garner have been seen keeping cozy in these sweater-soft boots while other stars have taken the style to new heights with its 2-inch-platformed sister.
    Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • For centuries, the channel of ocean running between Mozambique and Madagascar provided passage and port to ships during the height of the spice trade.
    Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Many monuments were built during the height of Stalin’s purges, in 1937: the hundredth anniversary of Pushkin’s death.
    Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Hate crimes against the AAPI community spiked in 2020 during the height of the pandemic.
    Kennedy Sessions, Chron, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Meyers-Drysdale attended the game Sunday, watching a group of players who might take the Bruins to unprecedented heights.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • From elegant vaporizers and bongs, to luxury cannabis fashion, to storage solutions that double as art, these gifts will elevate any cannabis experience to new heights.
    Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • But in a matter of days, the city will swell to new heights.
    Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2024
  • That’s what makes a true hunk, after all—not the height!
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The desk's height is adjustable to grow with your child up to around 6 years old.
    Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 16 Oct. 2023
  • These out-of-this-world delta 8 gummies will take you to new heights. 6.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2023
  • Allstate used a robot to drop the iPhone 16 Pro Max from a height of 6 feet.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Test your sense of trust right out of the gate, and take your attraction to new heights.
    Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The height, tilt, and armrests are adjustable, and the base can support up to 450 pounds.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
  • Its new base raises the piece’s total height by 10 to 12 feet.
    Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The trees are the right height; the grass is the right color for this time of year — kind of a brownish-greenish sort of thing.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Fresh Key limes take your buttery cake to zesty new heights.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Doja Cat took the naked dress to new heights at the 2024 Grammys on Sunday.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Picking colors and sole heights and where to put the logo, all of that stuff.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • Just cut three strong branches to about thigh height and wrap with paracord about 1/3 the way down from the top.
    Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024

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